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Just another WordPress siteThu, 08 Dec 2016 20:52:10 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1Phyllis A. (Krauss) Leger, Fitchburghttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/phyllis-a-krauss-leger-fitchburg/obituaries/13912/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/phyllis-a-krauss-leger-fitchburg/obituaries/13912/#respondThu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13912Mrs. Leger was born in Fitchburg, November 12, 1921, a daughter of Reinhard and Selma (Schwab) Krauss and was a lifelong Fitchburg resident. She was a 1940 graduate of Fitchburg High School where she played field hockey and basketball.

Mrs. Leger was an active member of Christ Church in Fitchburg where she taught in the Sunday School program. She was an avid gardener, a member of the Retired Women’s Club and the Fitchburg Booster Club.

She leaves several nieces and nephews including Deborah M. Adrian of North Charleston, SC, Mary La Forest of Vernon, NY, Judith Arrison of Fitchburg, and Carol Maki of Lunenburg, Richard Krauss of Savannah, GA, Peter Krauss of Hudson, NH, Kenneth Krauss of Connecticut, and Harold Krauss of Lady Lake, Fl, She is also survived by several great nephews and nieces as well as many grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was the sister of the late Earl Krauss, Harold Krauss, George Krauss and Carl Krauss all of Fitchburg and Everett Krauss of Lunenburg.

For forty years Mrs. Leger worked as an office clerk in the Crocker Burbank Company and later the James River Paper Company, retiring in 1981.

Arrangements

Funeral services will be held 10 AM Monday, December 12, 2016 at Christ Church, 569 Main Street, Fitchburg. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Mrs. Leger’s family will receive family and friends from 8:45 – 9:45 AM Monday in the Bennett Room of Christ Church.

The Isabelle & Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon Street, Fitchburg is assisting the family with arrangements. Please see www.andersonfuneral.com

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/phyllis-a-krauss-leger-fitchburg/obituaries/13912/feed/0Doris Anne (Bradley) Barnsley, Townsendhttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/doris-anne-bradley-barnsley-townsend/obituaries/13909/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/doris-anne-bradley-barnsley-townsend/obituaries/13909/#commentsTue, 06 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13909Doris was born in Rockport, MA to the late Major William and Edith (Koch) Bradley. Her family later relocated to Townsend, MA. She attended multiple high schools as her father changed stations with the Army.

After high school, she was a Barbizon modeling school student in NYC, then went to Fitchburg State Teachers college and became an elementary school teacher. She was a proud Marine wife, fierce mama bear to their four sons, and loving Nana to their nine grandchildren.

She was a dedicated and capable DIYer, making every house they lived in a home, and repurposing everything in typical frugal Yankee fashion. She loved dancing and enjoyed looking at Dancing With the Stars. Her ancestors helped found Gloucester, Massachusetts in the 1630s, and she was excited to be a member of the Cahokia Mound Chapter of Daughter of the American Revolution. She loved dogs and was a steady supporter of a local animal rescue league. She made the best fish chowder on the planet. She had a wicked smart sense of humor, a girlish giggle, and a smile to light up a room. She never missed a birthday, anniversary or special occasion. Above all, her sons and her grandchildren were her life.

She is survived by four sons: William of Sturbridge, MA, Kerry of Concord, NH, Brian of Swansea, IL and Kevin of NYC, NY, nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements

Funeral services will be on at 11 AM on Saturday, Dec 17th, 2016 at the Anderson Funeral Home, 250 Main Street, Townsend, MA.

Following the service, she will be buried at Hillside Cemetery next to her parents and husband and near many other family members.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Alzheimer’s Association or your local SPCA/Humane Society

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/doris-anne-bradley-barnsley-townsend/obituaries/13909/feed/4Judith A. (Readel) Leger, Leominsterhttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/judith-a-readel-leger-leominster/obituaries/13906/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/judith-a-readel-leger-leominster/obituaries/13906/#commentsSat, 03 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13906Judith was born in Arlington on September 10, 1945 a daughter of the late, Richard and Doris Jeannette (Brooks) Readel and grew up in Waltham. She attended Waltham Schools and graduated from Mt. Wachusett Community College. She had resided in Ayer for 25 years before moving to Leominster.

Judith was self-employed, operating a home cleaning service throughout the area. She had a passion for life and enjoyed the outdoors, especially kayaking with her husband. She also loved the many dogs she cared for over the years and most of all cherished the time spent with her family and friends.

She leaves her husband of 53 years, Armand J. Leger of Leominster; a son, Richard Armand Leger; a brother, Dick Readel of Ayer; a step-brother, Artie Pacheco of Cape Cod and a sister, Sharon Johnson of Portland, ME, nephews and nieces. She is predeceased by her daughter, Cynthia Leger who died in 1971 and a brother, David Johnson.

Arrangements

Her funeral will be held on Friday, December 9, at 11 AM in the Anderson Funeral Home, 25 Fitchburg Rd., (Rte. 2A) Ayer.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Ayer.

A calling hour will be held prior to the funeral on Friday morning from 10 to 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 739 Water St., Fitchburg, MA 01420

She was the sister of the late her brothers Adrian Mathieu, Ernest Mathieu, Edmund Mathieu, Vitaline Hebert and Berthe Mathieu.

She was born December 25, 1917, daughter of Barthalemi and Amilia (Sylvestre) Mathieu. Mrs. Hebert was an active member of Immaculate Conception Church until it was closed in 2010, she then transferred to St Joseph’s Church in Cleghorn.

Arrangements

A funeral Mass will be celebrated 12:30 PM Saturday, December 10, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Church, 49 Woodland Street, Fitchburg.

In lieu of flowers, family has asked that donations may be made to St. Joseph’s Church.

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/marie-j-mathieu-hebert-fitchburg/obituaries/13899/feed/3Eva E. (Whittemore) Leger, Fitchburghttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/eva-e-whittemore-leger-fitchburg/obituaries/13901/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/eva-e-whittemore-leger-fitchburg/obituaries/13901/#commentsFri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13901Mrs. Leger was born in Fitchburg, a daughter of Leroy and Eva (Rideout) Whittemore and was a lifelong resident of the city and attended Fitchburg High School. Mrs. Leger attended Rollstone Congregational Church and was a member of the Friends of Fitchburg Seniors.

She leaves two daughters, Alice L. Langford and her companion, Ernest Blasetti of Shirley, Barbara Mularella of Gardner; son and daughter in law, David and Pat Leger of Lunenburg; a sister in law, Alice Whittemore of Florida; 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 14 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In 2007 she was predeceased by a daughter, Eleanor E. Boudreau of Cape Cod and in 2010 by a granddaughter, Donna LeBlanc also of Cape Cod. She was the sister of the late Leroy Whittemore Jr., Bernard Whittemore, Francis Whittemore, Evelyn Lane, Bertha Blood, Hazel Barrett, Agnes Whittemore and Mildred Whittemore. She was also predeceased by two sons in law, Joseph Boudreau in 2007 and John Mularella in 2011.

Arrangements

A graveside service will be held 11 AM Monday, December 12, 2016 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Mt. Elam Road, Fitchburg.

There are no calling hours.

The Isabelle & Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon Street, Fitchburg is assisting the family with arrangements.

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/eva-e-whittemore-leger-fitchburg/obituaries/13901/feed/1Oscar J. “Pete” Lessard, Jr., Fitchburghttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/oscar-j-pete-lessard-jr-fitchburg/obituaries/13893/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/oscar-j-pete-lessard-jr-fitchburg/obituaries/13893/#commentsTue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13893Pete was born in Fitchburg on March 25, 1953, the son of the late Oscar J. Lessard, Sr. and the late Yvonne R. (Lortie) Lessard and attended St. Bernard’s Elementary School and Fitchburg High School. He resided in Fitchburg and previously in Shirley and Leominster.

He was the father of three sons, Shawn J. Lessard and his girlfriend Tonia Quinlan of Fitchburg, Stephan J. Lessard of Lunenburg, and Scott J. Lessard and his wife April of Gardner; one daughter Stacy J. Lessard of Lunenburg and her spouse Andy Serrano of Fitchburg. He had six grandchildren, Victoria Lessard, Christopher Lessard, Emily Maker-Lessard, Stephen Lessard, Andy Serrano, Jr, Mateo Serrano, Sorell Serrano, and a new grandchild due in May 2017. He was also a great-grandfather to Elijah Paul and another great-grandson due in April 2017. He also leaves his sister, Elaine Garcia and her husband, Ernest of Fitchburg and his former wife, Diane Lessard of Lunenburg. He held a special place in his heart for Melinda and Sherry Lessard as well as many loving nieces and nephews.

He treasured family gatherings. He will be missed by many friends and extended family members.

Oscar previously worked many jobs showcasing his multiple talents. He worked at Heritage Cabinets in Shirley for 15 years, he also did plumbing and welding for a period of time. He was also a salesman for Aubuchon Hardware and Lowe’s. Oscar enjoyed fishing, playing cribbage, and making jokes or wisecracks, just to get people to smile. He was a huge Patriots and Red Sox fan. He always maintained a positive attitude believing he could accomplish anything.

A special thanks to the Simonds-Sinon Regional Center in Fitchburg for their compassionate and dedicated services provided to Oscar during his path through cancer.

Arrangements

A memorial Mass will be celebrated 11 AM Saturday, December 10th at St. Joseph’s Church, 49 Woodland Street, Fitchburg. There are no calling hours.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Simonds-Sinon Regional Center, Nchols Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420.

The Isabelle & Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon Street, Fitchburg is assisting the family with arrangements.

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/oscar-j-pete-lessard-jr-fitchburg/obituaries/13893/feed/5Arline M. (Webster) Begnoche, Lunenburghttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/arline-m-webster-begnoche-lunenburg/obituaries/13883/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/arline-m-webster-begnoche-lunenburg/obituaries/13883/#respondSun, 27 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13883Mrs. Begnoche was born in Devon, CT, December 27, 1915, a daughter of Bernard and Kathry (O’Brien) Webster and was a graduate of the Long Island, NY Hospital School of Nursing. She later received her Masters Degree in Nursing from Columbia University in Manhattan.

From 1945-1978 she was associated with Burbank Hospital in Fitchburg and for several years served as the Director of the School of Nursing there.

She attended St. Boniface Church in Lunenburg and was a member of the Lunenburg Friendly Seniors.

Arrangements

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10AM Tuesday, December 27 at St. Joseph’s Church, 49 Woodland Street, Fitchburg. There are no calling hours .

The Isabelle & Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon Street, Fitchburg is assisting the family with arrangements. Please see www.andersonfuneral.com for additional information

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/arline-m-webster-begnoche-lunenburg/obituaries/13883/feed/0Rita M. (Dutra) Dunn, Ayerhttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/rita-m-dutra-dunn-ayer/obituaries/13882/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/rita-m-dutra-dunn-ayer/obituaries/13882/#respondSat, 26 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13882Rita M. Dunn was born in Cambridge, January 15, 1943, the daughter of the late Irene D. Dutra and was a graduate of Cambridge High School. She resided in Somerville for much of her life before moving to Ayer two years ago.

She leaves three daughters, Tracy A. and husband Daniel Durfee with whom she resided in Ayer, Linda J. Dunn of Lynn, Jackie I. Dunn of New Hampshire; grandchildren, Thomas Mercer II, Craig Mercer, Danny Durfee, Jr and by many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her two sons, Robert Dunn and James Dunn both of Somerville.

Arrangements

Funeral services will be at the convenience of the family.

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/rita-m-dutra-dunn-ayer/obituaries/13882/feed/0Joseph E.W. Thibodeau, Fitchburghttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/joseph-e-w-thibodeau-fitchburg/obituaries/13878/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/joseph-e-w-thibodeau-fitchburg/obituaries/13878/#commentsTue, 22 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13878Mr. Thibodeau was born in Fitchburg on October 6, 1929, son of the late Wilfred and Alma (Bourgeois) Thibodeau. He was a 1948 graduate of Fitchburg High School.

Joe served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from July, 1948 to October, 1951. He served with the 113th Transportation Port Company at Fort Eustis, VA. He was discharged August of 1950. After returning home for 6 weeks, he received a letter from President Truman to return for combat training at Fort Campbell, KY. It was there that he was assigned to the 7th Army, 18th Engineers Combat Battalion, Baker Company to complete his active duty service in Fulda, Germany.

Mr. Thibodeau worked for over thirty years at Crocker Technical Paper in Fitchburg, retiring in 1991. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church and the Knights of Columbus.

He leaves his wife of 63 years, Catherine M. “Dolly” (DeMartino); two sons, Mark Thibodeau and his wife, Kathy of Ormond Beach, FL and David Thibodeau and his wife Diane of Fitchburg; two daughters, Karen (Esposito) Ullo and her husband, Bob of Lunenburg, and Lisa Huber and her husband, Michael, of Lancaster; a brother, Roger Thibodeau and his wife JoAnn of Gardner; three grandchildren, Kristy Esposito, Candace Thibodeau, Marcus Thibodeau and his wife, Eleni; three great grandchildren, Cody and Kendyl Murphy and Benjamin Wilmot; step-granddaughters Jill Chester and Sara Lashua; step-grandchildren Drew Boutell, Masyn Chester, and Camden, Pressley, and Cole Lashua, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Gerald, Anthony, Patrick, Robert, Napoleon, and Charles and his sisters, Alma Lemoine, Estelle Renda, Theresa Thibodeau, and Juanita Rousseau.

The family would like to express their extreme gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and staff of the Critical Care Unit at Health Alliance, Leominster, for the exceptional care and compassion during this difficult time.

Arrangements

A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 Am Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Church, 49 Woodland Street, Fitchburg. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place,
Memphis, TN 38105

]]>http://www.andersonfuneral.com/joseph-e-w-thibodeau-fitchburg/obituaries/13878/feed/7David J. McPhee, Townsendhttp://www.andersonfuneral.com/david-j-mcphee-townsend/obituaries/13870/
http://www.andersonfuneral.com/david-j-mcphee-townsend/obituaries/13870/#commentsTue, 22 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.andersonfuneral.com/?p=13870Mr. McPhee was born in Boston, July 20, 1946, a son of Barbara (Jenks) McPhee and the late Carroll McPhee and grew up in Acton. He graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. He also served our country as a member of the Army Reserves. He has resided in Townsend for over 40 years.

For over fifty years, Mr. McPhee worked at Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford. Mr. McPhee enjoyed starting the day watching the sun rising over the hills of Nashoba from the seat of his groomer. He was an avid skier and enjoyed the outdoors: hiking, biking, kayaking and camping. He was active in Boy Scouting and enjoyed projects related to the upkeep of camp properties. He most especially treasured time spent with his family.

Besides his mother, he leaves his wife of 45 years, Carol (Creighton) McPhee, a daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Thomas Callinan of Clinton, two sons, Eric and his wife Nichole of Templeton, Brian and his significant other, Victoria Wiggins of Ashby, two brothers, William McPhee and Thomas McPhee and his wife Ann. He also leaves three adored grandchildren; Zachary and Abigail Callinan and Lily Richards. In addition, he leaves two nieces, a nephew and numerous extended family members.

Arrangements

Mr. McPhee’s family will receive family and friends at calling hours from 4-7pm Tuesday, November 29th at the Anderson Funeral Home, 250 Main Street, (Rte 119) Townsend Center. Please see www.andersonfuneral.com for additional information.

Funeral services and burial are private.

Memorial contributions may be made in David’s memory to the New England Ski Museum, 135 Tramway Drive, PO Box 267, Franconia, NH 03580 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.